HomeMy Public PortalAbout1992-29 Urging County Commission to increase beach cleaning and maintenance budgetRESOLUTION No. 4P'
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE FLORIDA;
URGING THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF METROPOLITAN
DADE COUNTY TO INCREASE THE BUDGET ALLOTTED FOR BEACH
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE AND TO INSTITUTE A CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMISSION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, tourism constitutes a very significant part of the
Dade County economy; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Key Biscayne and other oceanfront
communities and resort areas of Dade County are major contributors
of revenues to Dade County; and
WHEREAS, "Sun, Sand and Surf" are the chief attractions which
generate tourist and convention traffic to Dade County; and
WHEREAS, an essential component of the attraction are the
beaches between Government Cut and Bakers Haulover, including the
beaches of the Village of Key Biscayne; and
WHEREAS, Dade County, in an agreement with the State of
Florida, is solely responsible for the maintenance of the public
beaches; and
WHEREAS, Dade County has neglected this function by budgetary
attrition and absence of a capital budget for the past five years;
and
WHEREAS, the quality of beach maintenance has deteriorated
due to lack of equipment and failure to replace worn-out equipment,
which is more often in the repair shop than on the beach; and
WHEREAS, there are proposals to slash by nearly fifty (50%)
per -cent the remaining budget for beach cleaning which would, in
effect, put an end to this service entirely, all to the extreme
detriment of the economy of all beachfront communities, and Dade
County's general welfare.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA; AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the above and foregoing recitals are true and
correct.
Section 2. That the Trustees of the Village of Key Biscayne
urge the Dade County Commission and Administration to increase the
budget allotted for beach cleaning and maintenance and to institute
a capital equipment program for the immediate purchase of essential
equipment (such as a Rotoveyer), and to realistically schedule the
eventual replacement of existing equipment.
Section 3. That the Village Clerk shall cause copies of this
Resolution to be sent to the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors
Bureau, City of Miami Beach, Village of Bal Harbour, Sunny Isles
Resort Association, each member of the Dade County Commission and
appropriate administrative offices of Dade County.
Section 4. PASSED AND ADOPTED this .4;23 day of sITVAJE
1992.
THE RESOLUTION SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMED AT Y UPON ITS
ADOPTION.
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VILLAGE LERK
Adopted
Approved as to form and
legal sufficiency:
LLAGE ATTORNEY